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Post by boonka on Jun 6, 2014 17:20:16 GMT 10
Hi there I have a Galah, if unknown sex. I was wondering if there is a way of sexing, either at the vets or at home ? The behavior bis a bit throwing, very talkative, loves to be handled/scratched. I've just been assuming female but would like to know for sure. Is not a mature bird .
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Post by avinet on Jun 7, 2014 21:23:14 GMT 10
Hi there I have a Galah, if unknown sex. I was wondering if there is a way of sexing, either at the vets or at home ? The behavior bis a bit throwing, very talkative, loves to be handled/scratched. I've just been assuming female but would like to know for sure. Is not a mature bird . Once they have reached 12 months there is a clear difference in eye colour - males remain dark while females get a reddish colour - I will include a photo of a wild pair to illustrate this - the closer one is the female. Alternatively if the bird is still too young it can be sexed either by DNA, where a small blood sample is taken and the DNA examined to determine sex. Or it can be surgically sexed by an avian vet - a quick anaesthetic and a thin endoscope is inserted into the abdomen to see which sex organs are present. Surgical sexing sounds a bit drastic but is very safe with an experienced avian vet.  |
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